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The microburst ripped branches off trees, downed more electrical lines and destroyed cars in Wareham on Tuesday. One tree landed on a house.

The NWS said the microburst happened between 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. and had maximum wind speeds of 60 to 70 mph with pockets of winds reaching 90 mph. It ended for approximately two miles through Wareham and Onset.

Jonathan Barros was watching television when a towering pine outside snapped.

"I could have been dead had that thing gone through (the roof). No way I would have gotten out," he said.

A beam in the house stopped the tree's swift fall.

"I'm breathing. Thank God," he said.

Residents said the fury, which lasted for about 5 minutes, sounded like a train and sent rain falling sideways. They said it was more ferocious than Sandy's peak.

"All of a sudden -- a noise -- and two trees came down," one resident said.

Tuesday's storms were still part of Sandy as the final remnants of the system move out of the region.

NSTAR crews were working to restore electricity to the affected residents.